Example sentences of "they [verb] you [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They provide you with a short summary of the context to help you assess the tone of the extract . |
| 2 | When you die there they put you on a wooden platform below the sky and the vultures come and eat the body . |
| 3 | In reception they put you in a little cubicle like a wardrobe and you have to sit there for hours . |
| 4 | ‘ Even if they stop you on a busy shopping morning and ask you to sign petitions ? ’ |
| 5 | … the people of Burma are friendly hospitable folk ; they meet you on a friendly equal basis , without cringing or self-assertion . |
| 6 | Well , I suppose , if somebody 's going around with an opinion pole , and they ask you about a certain , what you think about a certain thing , that , that , presume what their asking about , may affect everybody in different way |
| 7 | And when you wanted to buy something like a three piece suite , you went to somewhere like Bentalls and they took you into a little room , soon as you said to the man well I want to buy this on hire purchase and you went in to a little room and the man sat down and you filled in a long form . |
| 8 | ‘ They leave you in a certain mood , which you might not be able to explain at the time , but it gets under your skin . ’ |
| 9 | In the 1987 general election they presented you with a partisan newspaper , as in 1945 : nearly all were rooting for Mrs Thatcher . |
| 10 | And even so , they treat you as a likely criminal . |
| 11 | It gives them an excuse for piling into Deptford , and it lets them target you for a national man-hunt . ’ |
| 12 | I know the events of last week have been difficult for you , but you should n't allow them to panic you into a hasty decision . ’ |